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remote learning January 4, 2022 12:49 am

Should Illinois Schools Shift to Remote Learning as COVID Soars? Here's What Pritzker Says

As the rapidly-spreading omicron variant fuels a surge in COVID-19 cases, calls have grown throughout Illinois for school districts to reinstate remote learning. At least two Chicago-area district – Niles Township High School District 219 and West Chicago District 33 – have shifted to online instruction, particularly due to staffing issues brought on by COVID infections and employee absences. Despite…
Chicago Public Schools January 3, 2022 2:13 pm

Thousands of COVID Tests ‘Invalid' as CPS Prepares to Return From Winter Break

Thousands of COVID tests for Chicago Public Schools students and staff members have been deemed “invalid” as the district prepares for a return to classrooms following the winter break.